Air Dry Bra Hanger

ABSTRACT

A bra hanger assembly for hanging a bra comprising: a hanger portion; a hook, where said hook extends upwardly from the hanger portion; a first panel and a second panel extending below the hanger; and a first cup holder on the first panel and second cup holder on the second panel, where the cup holders provide a means to support a bra that is placed upon the bra hanger assembly. The hanger portion may be shaped in a boomerang shape and in one particular embodiment the hook rotates. The bra hanger assembly may further include an adjustable horizontal width between the first cup holder and the second cup holder to accommodate different bra sizes. Furthermore, the first cup holder and the second cup holder may each include an adjustable depth, where each depth adjusts to accommodate various bra cup sizes.

CROSS REFERENCE TO OTHER APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser.No. 61/439,991 filed on Feb. 7, 2011.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of Invention

The present invention relates to a hanger designed for allowing theair-drying of a bra.

2. Description of Related Art

Clothing hangers are generally used to hang clothing in a closet orother storage area to minimize any wrinkling that may occur duringstorage. Hangers are designed in various styles and types. One of themost common hangers is a wire hanger, which is a loop of steel wire thatis flattened in a triangle shape to support clothes that are placedthereon. Another type of hanger is a wooden hanger that consists of aflat piece of wood cut into a boomerang style/shape with edges sandeddown to prevent damage to clothing. In addition to wood hangers, plasticcoat hangers have also been developed to accommodate difference sizes orstyles of clothing. Some hangers include clips or a bar design to hangtrousers onto the hanger. In addition to merely hanging your clothes forstorage purposes, hangers are also occasionally used for allowing wetclothing to hang for drying in ambient air. Users may utilize atraditional hanger such as a wire or wooden hanger, place the dampclothing on the hanger and place it in a suitable place for air-drying.

One particular piece of clothing that is a major concern of many womenis their brassiere or bra. It's important for women to maintain the brain its natural shape and to preserve the overall fit of the bra,consequently many women chose to air dry their bra after washing. Itwould therefore be desirable to have a device that assists inmaintaining this fit while allowing the bra to air dry. Many women donot place their bras in a dryer and allow the bra to air dry to preservethe fit and condition of the bra for multiple uses. Consequently, itwould be advantageous to have a hanger that is specifically designed forair-drying a bra.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a bra hanger assembly for hanging a bracomprising: a hanger portion; a hook, where said hook extends upwardlyfrom the hanger portion; a first panel and a second panel extendingbelow the hanger; and a first cup holder on the first panel and secondcup holder on the second panel, where the cup holders provide a means tosupport a bra that is placed upon the bra hanger assembly. The hangerportion may be shaped in a boomerang shape and in one particularembodiment the hook rotates. The bra hanger assembly may further includean adjustable horizontal width between the first cup holder and thesecond cup holder to accommodate different bra sizes. Furthermore, thefirst cup holder and the second cup holder may each include anadjustable depth, where each depth adjusts to accommodate various bracup sizes.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1A provides a front view of an air-dry hanger according to thepresent invention.

FIG. 1B provides a side view of the air-dry hanger according to thepresent invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present invention relates to a hanger that is specifically designedto provide a means for the air-drying of a bra. The present inventionallows for the bra to be placed upon the device that has adjustablecomponents to allow for different size bras both in terms of cup sizeand width. The present invention includes a hanger that may be placedupon a pole or other stationary object for the hanging of the bra forair-drying. The invention further includes cup holders that insert inthe cups of the bra and allow for the bra to be firmly placed over theholders during the drying process. The holders help to maintain theoverall shape and fit of the bra.

FIG. 1 depicts a front view of a Bra Hanger Assembly 100 according tothe present invention. The assembly includes a Hanger Portion 30 that isshaped in a manner similar to a conventional hanger with a Hook 32. TheHook 32 provides a means to hang the Hanger 30 and may rotate as shownto add in the positioning of the Hanger 30 during use. Below the Hanger30 are Cup Holders 22 a, 22 b. The cup holders 22 a, 22 b are positionedon a first panel 20 a and a second panel 20 b as shown in FIG. 1A. Thesecup holders 22 a, 22 b provide a means to support a bra that is placedupon the bra hanger assembly 100. As shown, the width between the cupholders 22 a, 22 b is adjustable to accommodate difference bra sizes andfurther the cup holders 22 a, 22 b are expandable to accommodate variouscup sizes. The Hanger 30 may also include Indentations 31 a, 31 b, whichprovide a support means for bra straps.

FIG. 1B depicts a side view of the hanger assembly according to thepresent invention. The side view shows cup holder 22 a extendingoutwardly from the first panel 20 a. The cup holder 22 a expands indepth as depicted in FIG. 1B. The depth expansion allows for the fit ofthe cup holder 22 a to adjust to accommodate various sizes of bra cups.It is well known that bra cup sizes may range from AA up to F plus insize. The cup holder 22 a according to the present invention expands toaccommodate the various bra cup sizes.

The hanger assembly according to the present invention serves as adevice to place a bra to allow for air-drying of the bra after thewashing thereof. The adjustment of the cup holders allows the device toaccommodate to the form of the bra's physical shape and therefore helpsmaintain the overall shape of the bra during the drying process. Byusing the hanger 32 the bra hanger assembly may be placed on any rackprotrusion or rod to hang the bra for drying. The instant invention hasbeen shown and described in what it considers to be the most practicaland preferred embodiments. It is recognized, however, that departuresmay be made there from within the scope of the invention and thatobvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

1. A bra hanger assembly for hanging a bra comprising: a hanger portion;a hook, where said hook extends upwardly from the hanger portion; afirst panel and a second panel extending below the hanger; and a firstcup holder on the first panel and second cup holder on the second panel,where the cup holders provide a means to support a bra that is placedupon the bra hanger assembly.
 2. The bra hanger assembly according toclaim 1, where said hanger portion is shaped in a boomerang shape. 3.The bra hanger assembly according to claim 1, where said hook rotatesfor positioning purposes.
 4. The bra hanger assembly according to claim1, further comprising a horizontal width between the first cup holderand the second cup holder, wherein said horizontal width is adjustableto accommodate different bra sizes.
 5. The bra hanger assembly accordingto claim 1, where the first cup holder and the second cup holder eachinclude an adjustable depth, where each depth adjusts to accommodatevarious bra cup sizes.
 6. The bra hanger assembly according to claim 1,where the hanger includes a support means for bra straps associated witha bra placed on the hanger assembly.
 7. The bra hanger assemblyaccording to claim 6, where the support means includes indentations.